'Guy Lauzon' (born
April 6,
1944 in
St. Andrew's West,
Ontario) is a
Canadian politician. He is a current member of the
Canadian House of Commons, representing the
riding of
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry as a
Conservative. Lauzon's family roots in the region can be traced to the 1800s.
Lauzon spent over twenty-two years in the federal public service with
Human Resources Canada, and served as a local union president of the
Public Service Alliance of Canada. During the 1990s, he served as chair of the HDRC's
United Way and
multiple sclerosis research funding campaigns. He retired in
1993, and is now the general manager of Tri-County Protein, a
soybean processing plant in
Winchester, Ontario. Lauzon has also served as fundraising chairman of the St. Andrews West
Roman Catholic Church, and raised over $100,000 for the building's restoration.
In the
2000 federal election, Lauzon ran as the
Canadian Alliance candidate in
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh, and came surprisingly close to defeating incumbent
Liberal Bob Kilger.
The Canadian Alliance and
Progressive Conservative Party were merged in
2003, and Lauzon ran as a Conservative in the
2004 election. This time, he defeated Kilger by almost 4,000 votes.
Lauzon was appointed as the Conservative Party critic for the Treasury Board and Official Languages Committee.
In the 2006 federal election, Lauzon was chosen once more to represent the Conservative Party as the candidate for
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. He won 54.7% of the popular vote, defeating his nearest challenger,
Tom Manley, by over 14,000 votes. It was the Conservatives fourth largest victory in Ontario in terms of popular support.
In 2006, Guy Lauzon was appointed to the deputy whip position of the Conservative party. He is known to be a very enthusiastic member of the Conservative caucus, especially during Question period.